Change can come in either of two important ways: Start behaving positively or stop behaving negatively.
Phil McGrawWhen you get married, your loyalty, first and foremost, is to your spouse, and to the family that you create together.
Phil McGrawThere has never been a merging of two lives where significant problems of daily living did not occur. One way or another, your relationship is going to be affected. The only question is how. There's a big difference between knowing and doing. It's not what happens between partners that determines the outcome of a relationship, it's how they handle what happens. If all you deal with in your relationship is problems, then you will have a problem relationship. If you want your pound of flesh with full acknowledgement that you're right, your future will be dim.
Phil McGraw